Donately MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Donately through Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool. ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"donately": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Donately MCP Server
Integrate Donately, the simplest online fundraising platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your donations and recurring contributions, track donor profiles and lifetime giving, monitor fundraising campaigns and progress, and oversee your fundraisers using natural language.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Donately tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Donation Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information and payment status for all your received contributions.
- Donor Intelligence — Monitor real-time donor profiles, contact details, and lifetime giving history across your organization.
- Campaign Monitoring — Track fundraising campaigns, goals, and current progress metrics to ensure successful outcomes.
- Contribution Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of fundraising performance and identify your most impactful contributors instantly.
The Donately MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Donately to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Donately MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using Donately
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Donately, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Donately MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Donately through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Donately + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Donately MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Donately and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Donately tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Donately and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Donately data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Donately MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Donately to Windsurf via MCP:
get_campaign_performance_summary
Retrieve a high-level summary of a specific campaigns performance
get_donately_account_metadata
Retrieve metadata and limits for your Donately account
get_donation_details
Get detailed information for a specific donation
get_donor_profile
Get full profile and giving history for a specific donor
list_active_donors
List all donors registered in your Donately organization
list_all_donations
List all donations received in your Donately account
list_fundraising_campaigns
List all fundraising campaigns configured in Donately
list_highest_lifetime_donors
Identify donors with the highest lifetime contribution totals (mock logic)
list_latest_contributions
Identify the most recently received donations
search_donations_by_email
Search for donations matching a specific donor email address
Example Prompts for Donately in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Donately immediately.
"List the latest donations received."
"Show me the progress for our 'Summer Relief' campaign."
"Research the donor profile for 'robert.brown@example.com'."
Troubleshooting Donately MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Donately to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Donately + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Donately MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.Connect Donately with your favorite client
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Connect Donately to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.